Re: Stealth and Countermeasures...

Craig Summers wrote:

> >
> > Battleships don't have much to fear from ASM's.  They were design to
>
> > survive and still be operational after direct hits from heavy and
> supper
> > heavy guns.  The destructive forces of these guns is far more then
> > modern crusise missiles.  A modern battleship would shrug off
> harpoons.
> > Unless your using ballistic missiles or nukes, there not much you
> can do
> > from the shore to a battleship...
>
> What if the ASM is a SunBurn ?

SunBurns will do damage but they will do far less damage to a BB then a
super heavy gun.  Why?	Doesn't have the explosive payload or the ultra
tough armor piercing airframe...  Probably equivalent to heavy guns.

For those who don't know general gun classifications:

Light 5" and less
Medium 6" to 10"
Heavy 10" to 14"
Super Heavy 15" to 18"

Note that 10" guns are sometime classified as medium guns, sometimes as
heavy guns.

IAS

>
>
> A full debate with advocates of both sides in the BB argument has been
>
> done
> on s.m.n . IMHO the BB came out badly. See it on Dejanews.
>
> Craig
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